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the one thing that the national association of county's and also county commissioners on the gulf state and everyone that has had oil spills have talked about is we need policies under the pollution act. we believe the federal agencies that do oversee o.p.a. must be required to consult and coordinate with local governments in environmental protection, oil spill planning, training and implementation of the processes. that's needed, that's one thing we have seen from this spill. we have been working with our local agency and our local landowners. but it seems we're the last one to get the call and to sit down and talk about it. and when everyone leaves town, and it's all over, we're still the local elected officials are there. thank you. >> thank you. >> i appreciate the opportunity to speak with you about the pipeline incident that happened in yellow stone and to update you on the progress to clean up the spill. before i begin, allow me to repeat our sincere apologies to the people of montana. we deeply regret this incident occurred and we are steadfastly committed to not only complete t
the one thing that the national association of county's and also county commissioners on the gulf state and everyone that has had oil spills have talked about is we need policies under the pollution act. we believe the federal agencies that do oversee o.p.a. must be required to consult and coordinate with local governments in environmental protection, oil spill planning, training and implementation of the processes. that's needed, that's one thing we have seen from this spill. we have been...
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let's light this one more time, mike, and witness this great nation at its best. the crew of atlantis is ready to launch. >> thank you, sir. we'll get you going here in a couple of minutes. >> ntd, houston flight on 212. >> go ahead, flight. >> for the record, i'm go. >> ntd copies, and launch director, that is our entire launch team. we are ready to proceed at this time. >> copy that ntd, was that your clear launch, atlantis. >> i copy that, sir. thank you. >> the countdown clock will resume on my mark; three, two, one, mark. >> t-minus nine minutes and counting. >> launch sequence has been initiated. >> orbiter access arm retract. >> atlantis, this is otc. this day has been over 30 years in the making. there have been many fabulous missions throughout the years. on behalf of ksc launch teams past and present, we salute the entire astronaut corps for their dedication not only for our ec pabded knowledge -- expanded knowledge of the universe, but for the improvements you have contributed to on earth. have an excellent mission and godspeed. >> fantastic words, robe
let's light this one more time, mike, and witness this great nation at its best. the crew of atlantis is ready to launch. >> thank you, sir. we'll get you going here in a couple of minutes. >> ntd, houston flight on 212. >> go ahead, flight. >> for the record, i'm go. >> ntd copies, and launch director, that is our entire launch team. we are ready to proceed at this time. >> copy that ntd, was that your clear launch, atlantis. >> i copy that, sir. thank...
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and we've always been a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. and so we need comprehensive immigration reform, part of which would allow entrepreneurs and high-skilled individuals to stay here -- because we want to be attracting that talent here. we don't want that -- we don't want to pay for training them here and then having them benefit other countries. >> our next question was just -- was sent just an hour ago and touches on alternative energy and job creation, "will you focus on promoting alternative energy industries in oil states like louisiana and texas?" >> i want to promote alternative energy everywhere, including oil states like louisiana and texas. this is something that i'm very proud of and doesn't get a lot of attention. we made the largest investment in clean energy in our history through the recovery act. and so we put forward a range of programs that provided credits and grants to startup companies in areas like creating wind turbines, solar panels. a great example is advanced battery manufacturing. when i came into office, adv
and we've always been a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. and so we need comprehensive immigration reform, part of which would allow entrepreneurs and high-skilled individuals to stay here -- because we want to be attracting that talent here. we don't want that -- we don't want to pay for training them here and then having them benefit other countries. >> our next question was just -- was sent just an hour ago and touches on alternative energy and job creation, "will you...
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the forecasters at the spaceflight meteorology group in houston, part of the national weather service are going to be listening very closely to what he has to say and providing any updates to those forecasts either for here at kennedy for return to launch site if that's necessary, and for the overseas landing sites in spain and france. right now those sites all look good. all of the standard weather observations and forecasting normally perform before launch are being done today. the final phase began yesterday with a series of balloon releases. in the last 24 hours, about two dozen weather balloons of all different types were released. and today we have nine instrumented balloons to collect data on temperature, humidity, wind speed and barometric up to about 100,000 feet. six are being released that provide very highly accurate data on the wind speed direction, up to about 60,000 feet. this data is reduced and the countdown officers will select the proper computer program to allow the onboard computers to respond properly to the when conditions that they have observed, as the shuttle
the forecasters at the spaceflight meteorology group in houston, part of the national weather service are going to be listening very closely to what he has to say and providing any updates to those forecasts either for here at kennedy for return to launch site if that's necessary, and for the overseas landing sites in spain and france. right now those sites all look good. all of the standard weather observations and forecasting normally perform before launch are being done today. the final...
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[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] we understand some of you are compelled to tweet revenue are. if you do, we know that is the event hashtag. i know you are shocked that i said that, but there it is. [laughter] >> it was written down. >> six months ago, we had a session here, almost to the day. today, we're going to take stock of how the process is unfolding and with what consequences. why do people pay so much attention to redistricting? first of all, is a fascinating game, political junket we cannot resist. we can start talking about the midterm election before and continue on for years after as we try to discern the consequences of it. but much more importantly, they're genuinely high stakes involved in redistricting. certainly, it is relevant to party control of the house or democrats now need 24 additional seat gains to regain the majority. obviously, as it plays out in state legislatures and local government, it has bearing on purchasing control their as well. it certainly is important as far as mino
[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] we understand some of you are compelled to tweet revenue are. if you do, we know that is the event hashtag. i know you are shocked that i said that, but there it is. [laughter] >> it was written down. >> six months ago, we had a session here, almost to the day. today, we're going to take stock of how the process is unfolding and with what consequences. why do people pay...
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the credit union national association and the national association of credit unions. all people who didn't have any role in this financial crisis, all people in our communities who are looking out for consumers because if they don't, they don't survive in small-town america, and they all support this reform legislation. i would encourage all my colleagues to jump on board and support common sense reform that is going to strengthen consumer protection and provide great oversight for a very powerful agency and it's going to hold it accountable. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yield back. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. frank: the gentleman made one more flat mistake when he talked about car loans. car loan rts exempted from this. this is an example of a failure to understand what we're talking about. secondly, he does have wall street support for this bill. i think he mentioned the american bankers association and the notion that the community banks aren't involved is nonsense. the community banks are favored here because the consum
the credit union national association and the national association of credit unions. all people who didn't have any role in this financial crisis, all people in our communities who are looking out for consumers because if they don't, they don't survive in small-town america, and they all support this reform legislation. i would encourage all my colleagues to jump on board and support common sense reform that is going to strengthen consumer protection and provide great oversight for a very...
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[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] --2011] >> for more information for the library of congress, go to c- span.org/libraryof congress or go to other cspan documentaries. get your own copy of the library of congress, behind the scenes of the world's largest library. it is only $14.95 for the dvd. go online to c-span.org/store. the c-span documentary on the library of congress 3 eyres this weekend -- re-airs this weekend. >> this new edition ebook of the supreme court has latest addition -- latest addition, kagen. takeelena >> a house committee has a proposal to work on the national debt. that is coming up later on c- span. but next, there were talks about ongoing negotiations with harry reid and mitch mcconnell. ohio's attorney general -- the nomination has to be approved from the senate. this is from the white house and is under just 10 minutes. there is money for groceries. for many families, things were tough before the recession. we have to get the economy growing faster. we need to make sure that small b
[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] --2011] >> for more information for the library of congress, go to c- span.org/libraryof congress or go to other cspan documentaries. get your own copy of the library of congress, behind the scenes of the world's largest library. it is only $14.95 for the dvd. go online to c-span.org/store. the c-span documentary on the library of congress 3 eyres this weekend -- re-airs this...